UKTV’s comedy channel, Dave, has commissioned a series of shortform comedy programmes in which 16 acts will each deliver a two minute news segment ‘live’ from the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival.
The comics appearing on the Dave News strand include Lou Sanders, Paul Foot, Lucy Beaumont, Tom Rosenthal, Michael Odewale, Jamali Maddix, Maisie Adam, Luke McQueen, Rhys James, Rosie Jones, Lucy Pearman, John Kearns plus Flo & Joan, Police Cops (Nathan Parkinson, Zachary Hunt, Tom Rowe), Tarot (Edward Easton, Ben Rowse, Adam Drake, Kath Hughes) and Rob Carter as Christopher Bliss.
The shorts are being produced by Strawberry Blond TV and will air across Dave, on UKTV Play and across UKTV and the channel’s social platforms throughout the festival, kicking off from Monday 12th August.
The commission follows the title sponsorship announcement of Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards and its Best Channel (Non-PSB) win at the Broadcast Digital Awards last month.